Adventures in Iceland

They shot Noah here, not to mention Interstellar, Thor and swathes of Game of Thrones. Iceland is Hollywood's chosen destination for grandeur, otherworldliness and the sheer magical beauty Mother Nature is capable of when left to her own devices.

We flew in the helicopter Tom Cruise uses over lava fields towards snowy peaks with boiling-hot rivers pouring down frosty hillsides. We clambered behind the cascade of a huge waterfall slithering on steps wildly festooned with icicles. We saw cliff formations by a black-sand beach that were like a lace so delicate Dior could borrow them for couture inspiration. We rode shaggy, indomitable Icelandic horses up towards glaciers. We bathed in volcano-warmed pools. We watched puffins flit around a haunted lighthouse whose foot-thick stone walls sheltered us for the night, as, wrapped in the warmest Icelandic-wool blankets, we ate crayfish and local lamb.

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